GHS braces for Phase II as hospitals come under fire
With the General Healthcare System (GHS) Phase II to launch on 1 June Cypriots must increase their contributions to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) from 1 March, amid concerns hospitals are not ready. When Phase I – outpatient care – came into operation last year, employees contributed 1.7% of their income to the GHS, employers 1.85%, the state 1.65%, and the
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With the General Healthcare System (GHS) Phase II to launch on 1 June Cypriots must increase their contributions to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) from 1 March, amid concerns hospitals are not ready. When Phase I – outpatient
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Online auction of properties acquired by banks, mainly through debt-to-asset swaps to reduce their toxic loans, have started to take-off as many
Cypriot chairman of a second division football club and a referee will stand trial before the Cyprus criminal court on 17 March
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Cypriot investment fund assets hit a historic high in 2019 reaching a total of €6 bln on a 27% annual rise, data released by the Cyprus Central Bank shows. The number of investment funds increased to 178, compared with 166
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It was pleasing to hear that, after three postponements, Cyprus MPs have finally voted in the much-awaited amendment to the rent law.
It is a fact that there is a shortage of suitable housing units to let as a result of which rental levels
One wonders if the way the postal service is run, whether it is intentionally being driven into the ground to sell it
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By Nikos Moudouros While Ankara deploys a seek and destroy mission to blast Mustafa Akinci out of the Turkish Cypriot leadership race,
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Turkey’s illegal drilling in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone and the wider region must be geopolitically checked as Ankara wants to turn the Eastern Mediterranean into a “Turkish lake”, said Energy Minister, George Lakkotrypis. “Turkey is trying through its illegal actions to lead
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Turkey’s illegal activity in Cyprus maritime zones will be the focus of discussions when Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide visits Nicosia
Turkey has purchased its third offshore drilling vessel which is to be delivered next month, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, adding
France supports Cyprus in an escalating dispute with Turkey determined to drill for energy resources in Cypriot waters, said French Defence Minister
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Defence Ministries of Cyprus and Jordan renewed a military cooperation programme expressing their joint political will for further deepening their collaboration in
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Cyprus shipping supports the Industry’s positions on the EU Green Deal and is fully committed to eradicating its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as soon as possible. On the occasion of European Shipping Week, the European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA), launched
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Ayia Napa Marina is soon to complete a trial period for its berthing facilities and related services before officially opening sometime in
Cyprus has reached an agreement with Israeli investors for the long-awaited €1.2 bln redevelopment of the Larnaca port and marina. Transport Minister
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